The Hostage Tower
1000 feet above Paris, a group of Master Criminals play a game of death.
Genres
Overview
A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a UN security force tries to stop them.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1980-09-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
4.8
Peter Fonda
Mike Graham
Maud Adams
Sabrina Carver
Billy Dee Williams
Clarence Whitlock
Keir Dullea
Mr. Smith
Britt Ekland
Leah
Rachel Roberts
Sonya
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Malcolm Philpott
Celia Johnson
Mrs. Wheeler
Jack Lenoir
Claude
André Oumansky
Pei
Daniel Perche
Tote
Jacques Maury
Poupon
Nicolas Vogel
Ducret
Hubert Noël
Ducret's Aide
Michel Bardinet
Legrain
Lyle Joyce
U.S. Ambassador
René Roussel
General Jaubert
Billy Kearns
General Hornbecker
Serge Feuillard
Officer
Roger Lumont
Superintendent
Jean Michaud
Verner
Albert Augier
Albert
Mike Marshall
U.S. Guard
Uta Taeger
Young German Lady
Pierre Semmler
Young German
Steve Gadler
U.S. Corporal
Philippe Mareuil
Doctor
Guy Delorme
Italian Admirer
Brian Edward
Pilot
Gérard Moisan
Smith's Crew
Jean-Louis Paschal
Smith's Crew
Joël Venon
Smith's Crew
Alain Saugout
Smith's Crew
Denis Seurat
Smith's Crew
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